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Concentrations, Sources And Health Risks Of Particulate Matter In Southeast Us: Current Status And Future Changes, Fenglin Han
Concentrations, Sources And Health Risks Of Particulate Matter In Southeast Us: Current Status And Future Changes, Fenglin Han
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Evaluation of long-term air quality trends and prediction of future air quality may help to design and demonstrate effectiveness of control strategies and guide future air quality management. As one of the six criteria air pollutants (CAPs) regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5) is of great interests since it has adverse effects on human health, visibility and climate. This study aims to understand the current status and future changes in concentrations, sources, and health risks of PM2.5 in Southeast US. Firstly, observations were analyzed …